Crap Towns / Ebbw Vale / Broadband
How bad is the broadband in Ebbw Vale?
In January 2026, 0.7% of premises in Ebbw Vale couldn't get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s), 40% higher than the typical town's 0.5%. Of those, 71 couldn't even get 10 Mbit/s, the legal minimum. Gigabit broadband reached 90.1% of premises, about the same as the typical town's 93.8%.
| Broadband | Premises | Share | Typical town |
|---|---|---|---|
| Can't get 10 Mbit/s | 71 | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Can't get 30 Mbit/s | 76 | 0.7% | 0.5% |
| Gigabit available | 9,234 | 90.1% | 93.8% |
| Town | Distance | % that can't get 30 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|
| Abertillery | 8.2 km | 1.8 |
| Abergavenny | 13.9 km | 0.9 |
| Ebbw Vale | – | 0.7 |
| Abersychan | 12.2 km | 0.7 |
| Brynmawr | 3.0 km | 0.5 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 12.2 km | 0.5 |
| Tredegar | 2.6 km | 0.5 |
| Oakdale | 12.9 km | 0.4 |
| Blaenavon | 9.2 km | 0.4 |
| Blackwood | 14.0 km | 0.2 |
| Bargod | 11.7 km | 0.1 |
| The typical town | – | 0.5 |